Telegram-herald., 1887-11-13
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sn slsborsse eutft % cans for e nossa
s0alssasre Ia tee santa Lucia range. Tzsy
had a Wagon. draws b. two bAlky, haA
tanned bronoos. a val tent aad poles. plenty
Of grub. sasqasss supply u antidots for
snake bites. guns, HshIng taekis aud poker
deck. Marx Fsrssy said he didn't believe it
was good thing for = slsn % upset al bis
WAYS Of living when on a vacation, and ks
Nas opposed 70 roughing IL Ia a literal sense.
30 he piled into the wagon a SIX gallon can Of
kerosene OIL and carefully packed large
lamp he hsi been Accustomed u sitting up
nights and playing a little game Of draw
when so disposed. and he dldht think the
light Of camp fire would be sufficient
All four Of the white Inen agreed that they
were no- going out on the range TO work, aud
that s Why they took A, b Sssy along. Suey
Is good cook, knows how ~ chop WOOD and
In AZ emergency can play hand OF cards with
out making any very bad breaks Squiers went
along 20 ash for trout principally, as he con
siders himself dy sharp. Arguello had the
responsibility Of driving and looking after
the bro1cos. because he knew more about
horses than the others, having been va
quero. There were some OF the elements or
work about that, but it couldn't be helped,
because . Chinaman IS no good around
horse. Noisy Smith had nothing particular
10 do, but he is good all round camper,
hunter and poker player. and the quietest
man that ever lived His habit Of always
speaking in a whisper and moving rs softly
an lndian on the trail OF deor gave him
his sobriquet
The crowd went out TO have q months fun,
and, judging by their eppearsEce when they
returned last night, they had it ali in less
than two weeks, with n largo margin to spare.
They broaght back nothing but the two
sroncos, their frying pan and the barrels OF
their guns All Slcy and Squisrs came
across tho Salinas river on the horses, and
the rest Of the party SWAIN the stream
Noisy Smith explained, in = whisper, 10 the
crowd in the saloon the reason OF their re-
turn in that shape. During the first week
they were busy getting their camp comfort
ably established on the bank Of = creek in the
mountains, and in hunting and fishing. Hev-
ing convinced An Suey that at least pint OF
beans must be reserved from the cornmissary
for use as chips, they got tho kerosene lamp
rigged up in tie tent, and resumed civilized
customs IN camp, sitting up until after mid
night with the cards and the snake medicine,
and sleeping sweetly all the forenoon. Ihey
quit hunting because il Involved exsrtion, and
that was just what they proposed 10 avoid.
1t was agreed that All Suey was the only one
who came out 70 work. and that nobody
should encroach upon his prerogstiye.
+ One night very interesting game was In
progress. Mark Farney held king full
against Squiers' fush, and Noisy Smith
stayed in with a bobtaii straight and placid
/ smile. There was double handful OF beans
I on the top Of the oil eau. All Susy bad gone
: TO sleep at tine back OF the tent, and was chop
| ping wood in his dreams. just as Noisy
! Smith was about TO raise Ala Ssey aorxng up
/ with yell and bounded out of the tent, up
| setting the oil can and two Of the players en-
route. ArgueIio looked up in anger, and
drew his revolver 10 take shot at the fleeing
Chinaman, but changed his mind when hs
saw the head Of grizzly poked through the
rear Zap Of the tent The bear was survey
ing the scene with evident astonishnent and
some interest. Arguellos anger was diverted
/ toward the bear.
"Ahl you brsaka up susta q pot as that"
he cried. "Carsio!n And hs blazed away
at the shaggy hssd.
There wss howl, charge aud a rush Of
the players out Of the tent They did not
f, Wait to seize tccir guns.
J The boar knocked down tent pole at one
end, and Far.ey carried away the other as he
; plunged out heaGiong. The tent came down on
the bear ana enveioped him. For an instant
there was young earthquake under the can
vas. Then it became volcanic distur bance.
The lamp exploded ard set fire TO the whole
mass. The plug must have been Knocked cat
OF the big oil can by the bears rigOsens an
tics All the oil was ablaEe in an instant. and
tent blanket and bear we're envslosed Ia
flames. -ArSuclio Smith aud Barney bnp-
pensd to have their revolvers on them, and
they stood around and added to the bears
discontinue by plugging bullets into binl-
Squiers had no pistol, and pruaeatiy got up
into tall tree and yelled Fire" An Suey
had crawled into hollow log and kept very
still.
The bear walled and yelled with pain and
rage. and rolled over ia the burning canvas
Il was not much more than half a minute be-
fore he broke out Of tie mass with howl and
rushed blindly about, striking furiously at
trees and everything in bis way. Pieces
Of the tent chung 20 him, and he tore them
or with his claws and teeth ana sent
! blazing fragments flying in all direo-
tiona His shaggy hair had become
saturated witn oil hers and there, and
was blazing and swapping msrriiy in patches
His fury was somsthing frightful, and his
general aspect decidedly denorinc. At first
ne did not see suy Of the party, but In one OF
his mad vbiris be caught sight Of smith who
had lust fred at him The bear charged on
Smith. who turned aud ran like a deer. with
the blazing bear in literally hot pursuit
Smith did not notice the direction he took
until, in hslf a dozsn jumps, hs saw the bank
CT the creek before him. There vss 10 time
TO turn He rut al bis energy into hrs legs
and lssped as tar into ths stream as hs could,
falling feet for.mss. with ~chug" The IL
lu7uinsted bear followed. falling With pro-
digioas splash szd . distinct sizxie Then
Noisy Smith Givsd under water, turned up
stream ard swan silently back 70 the bank
from Which he bad isaped- TIE bear erIftei
tHosvn stream and swan to the ospsesfss tsnk.
Farnsy sad Arxusllo psFpering ~ him vita
their revolvers he reached toe ether ssd-
snd dsspprsrsd IN the caspsral waisug and
nearing vita pain. and shat was the lost seen
Ct ti1.
When Noisy Smith g0t back into 80 light
q the burning camp he whispered 70 the
other bovs. assee what a hard hsd 20 draw
e. and exhibited TIRE bobtaaed straight
which Be had kspt in as Jeff hsnd al the
fiaie Ire carp wss total wreck. even the
WAGON thai stood nesr tae tert beng burned
hsyend hops of further usefninszS An Sasy
vas hau'ed out f hls loz hsf dad. few
rsics we're gathered from t4e rains, TIE